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Northern Trust AM Australia among five to split $4.3bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... benchmarks, targeting companies with forward-looking climate transition management capabilities. Through a passive investment approach, the BLF said the mandate aims to participate in the global infrastructure market at a relatively lower cost, while ...

Australian ETF industry closes in on $400bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... delivering a record first half of 2026. The growth was fuelled by surging investor inflows and continued demand for passive investment strategies. The sector ended June with $372 billion in AUM, up 12.6% or $41.6 billion over the six months, according ...

Musk's $106bn fundamental-defying IPO lands on Nasdaq

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... OpenAI into the S&P 500, keeping its 12-month seasoning requirement and profitability hurdle in place. Multiple passive investment managers including Global X and Betashares have recently debuted space ETF's on their platforms. Du Plooy said Tesla ...

Australian ETF market surges to record $346bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... strategies drew just over $1 billion as investors continued seeking diversification amid interest rate uncertainty. Passive investment strategies continued to dominate the market, accounting for more than $5 billion of April inflows, compared to $336 ...

Vanguard pays $40m in ESG antitrust lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... dismissed. Now, Vanguard has decided to settle, paying $41.6 million (US$29.5m) and agreeing to bolster its passive investment approach. "As part of the settlement, Vanguard has agreed to make the strongest passivity commitments in the industry and to ...

Irish sovereign wealth fund mandates four managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
Four global investment managers will provide passive investment management services to the Future Ireland Funds. The Future Ireland Funds, which comprise the Future Ireland Fund (FIF) and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF), were established ...

Largest managers' assets climb 9.4%: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... assets approaches aligning with national transformation agendas. The study observed an industrial shift towards passive investment strategies, now accounting for 39% of total AUM, a 6.1% increase from the previous year. In contrast, actively managed ...

Listed asset managers trail ASX 200 in 2025: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Morningstar's research found most ASX-listed asset managers have underperformed the ASX 200 Total Return Index since the start of 2025. The latest industry pulse noted shares of asset managers are likely to remain volatile, as investor sentiment ...

Future Fund muscles past annual target return, lags in March quarter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
... demanding decisive action, Global SWF said the Labor government is repurposing the Future Fund as more than just a passive investment vehicle. The government is giving the Future Fund a new mandate to prioritise investments in national priorities such ...

Platinum merger no cure for active managers' challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... deeper structural issues dogging traditional active managers, including fee pressure and market share loss to passive investment vehicles like ETFs, according to Morningstar. Last week, Platinum announced it was in discussions to merge with L1 Capital ...
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